A：My advice would be to finish it at once.
      我的建議是立刻做完。

B：It’s unnecessary.
      B：沒必要。

A：Don’t (worry/ be concerned) about the security deposit.
      別擔(dān)心押金。

be的意思

B：O.K. Great.
      好的，好。

B：Yes, it seems to be (working fine/ operating/ functioning properly).
      是的，好像（有用了/可以運(yùn)行了/可以正常使用了）。

A：Great.
      太好了。

1. （和現(xiàn)在分詞連用構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞的進(jìn)行式）
    You use be with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs.

    e.g. This is happening in every school throughout the country...
           全國(guó)各地每所學(xué)校都在發(fā)生這樣的事情。
    e.g. She didn't always think carefully about what she was doing...
           她對(duì)自己在做的事情并不總是考慮得很清楚。

2. （和過去分詞連用構(gòu)成被動(dòng)語態(tài)）
    You use be with a past participle to form the passive voice.

    e.g. Forensic experts were called in...
           法醫(yī)專家被請(qǐng)來。
    e.g. Her husband was killed in a car crash...
           她的丈夫死于車禍。

3. （和不定式連用表示將來的安排或確定會(huì)發(fā)生的事情）
    You use be with an infinitive to indicate that something is planned to happen, that it will definitely happen, or that it must happen.

    e.g. The talks are to begin tomorrow...
           談判將于明天開始。
    e.g. It was to be Johnson's first meeting with the board in nearly a month...
           這將是近一個(gè)月來約翰遜首次和董事會(huì)碰面。

4. （和不定式連用表示在某種情況下會(huì)發(fā)生什么事，應(yīng)該怎樣做或應(yīng)該由誰來做）
    You use be with an infinitive to say or ask what should happen or be done in a particular situation, how it should happen, or who should do it.

    e.g. What am I to do without him?...
           沒有他，我該怎么辦？
    e.g. Who is to say which of them had more power?...
           誰來決定他們之中誰的權(quán)力應(yīng)該更大一些？

5. （was和were和不定式連用，表示說話時(shí)間之后發(fā)生的事）
    You use was and were with an infinitive to talk about something that happened later than the time you are discussing, and was not planned or certain at that time.

    e.g. Then he received a phone call that was to change his life...
           然后，他接到一個(gè)將改變他一生的電話。
    e.g. A few hours later he was to prove it.
           幾個(gè)小時(shí)之后他將證明這一點(diǎn)。

6. （表示可見到、可聽到、可發(fā)現(xiàn)等）
    You can say that something is to be seen, heard, or found in a particular place to mean that people can see it, hear it, or find it in that place.

    e.g. Little traffic was to be seen on the streets...
           街上車輛很少。
    e.g. They are to be found all over the world.
           它們遍布于世界各地。

1. （用于提供與主語相關(guān)的信息）
    You use be to introduce more information about the subject, such as its identity, nature, qualities, or position.

be的翻譯

    e.g. She's my mother...
           她是我母親。
    e.g. This is Elizabeth Blunt, BBC, West Africa...
           英國(guó)廣播公司的伊麗莎白·布倫特在西非為您報(bào)道。

2. （以it作主語，用來進(jìn)行描述或作出判斷）
    You use be, with 'it' as the subject, in clauses where you are describing something or giving your judgment of a situation.

    e.g. It was too chilly for swimming...
           這時(shí)候游泳太冷了。
    e.g. Sometimes it is necessary to say no...
           有時(shí)候拒絕是必要的。

3. （與非人稱代詞there連用構(gòu)成there is和there are表示存在或發(fā)生）
    You use be with the impersonal pronoun 'there' in expressions like there is and there are to say that something exists or happens.

    e.g. Clearly there is a problem here...
           顯然，這里出了個(gè)問題。
    e.g. There are very few cars on this street...
           這條街道上車輛很少。

4. （表示主語和從句和其他從句結(jié)構(gòu)之間的某種聯(lián)系）
    You use be as a link between a subject and a clause and in certain other clause structures, as shown below.

    e.g. It was me she didn't like, not what I represented...
           她不喜歡的是我，而不是我的陳述。
    e.g. What the media should not do is to exploit people's natural fears...
           媒體不應(yīng)該利用人們天生的恐懼心理。

5. （用在如the thing is和the point is這樣的結(jié)構(gòu)中，引導(dǎo)表示陳述或提出觀點(diǎn)的從句）
    You use be in expressions like the thing is and the point is to introduce a clause in which you make a statement or give your opinion.

    e.g. The fact is, the players gave everything they had...
           事實(shí)上，選手們盡了全力。
    e.g. The plan is good; the problem is it doesn't go far enough.
           計(jì)劃不錯(cuò)；問題在于不夠深入。

6. （用在如to be fair, to be honest或to be serious 這樣的結(jié)構(gòu)中表示盡量）
    You use be in expressions like to be fair ,to be honest, or to be serious to introduce an additional statement or opinion, and to indicate that you are trying to be fair, honest, or serious.

be的反義詞

    e.g. She's always noticed. But then, to be honest, Ghislaine likes being noticed...
           她總是受到關(guān)注。但是說句實(shí)在話，吉萊納喜歡被人關(guān)注。
    e.g. It enabled students to devote more time to their studies, or to be more accurate, more time to relaxation.
           它可以讓學(xué)生們有更多的時(shí)間來學(xué)習(xí)，或者更準(zhǔn)確一點(diǎn)說，有更多的時(shí)間來放松自己。

7. （有時(shí)用來代替現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)中be的幾個(gè)常規(guī)形式，尤用于whether后）
    The form 'be' is used occasionally instead of the normal forms of the present tense, especially after 'whether'.

    e.g. The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin.
           這類化學(xué)制劑，不管是芥子氣還是神經(jīng)瓦斯，都會(huì)被皮膚吸收。

8. 存在
    If something is, it exists.

be什么意思

    e.g. It hurt so badly he wished to cease to be.
           他覺得疼痛難忍，恨不得死了算了。
    e.g. ...to be or not to be.
           活著還是死去

9. 保持真我；按自己的方式行事；顯常態(tài)
    To be yourself means to behave in the way that is right and natural for you and your personality.

be什么意思

    e.g. She'd learnt to be herself and to stand up for her convictions.
           她已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)了按自己的方式行事，堅(jiān)持自己的信仰。

10. 非常；極為
    If someone or something is, for example, as happy as can be or as quiet as could be, they are extremely happy or extremely quiet.

11. 如果不是…的話；如果沒有…的話
      If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.

      e.g. I could happily move back into a flat if it wasn't for the fact that I'd miss my garden...
             如果不是因?yàn)槲視?huì)想念自己的花園的話，我會(huì)很樂意搬回公寓住。
      e.g. If it hadn't been for her your father would be alive today.
             如果不是因?yàn)樗?，你父親今天可能還活著。

12. 盡管那樣；即便如此
      You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong.

      e.g. 'Is he still just as fat?' — 'I wouldn't know,' continued her mother, ignoring the interruption, 'and be that as it may, he has made a fortune.'
             “他還是那么胖嗎？”——“我不知道，”她媽媽接著說，沒有理睬這一打岔，“就算那樣，他已經(jīng)發(fā)財(cái)了?！?/p>

13. 身體不舒服；身體不適
      If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.

be是什么意思

      e.g. She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown.
             她身體不舒服，簡(jiǎn)直要崩潰了。